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Hannibal Mo
July 18 1864
My dear Gleim - Yours of the 22nd [letter] from Bayou Two Prairie Ark. - has come to hand. with the vouchers. the most important part you have however omitted, that is to sign the receipt at the foot of the vouchers -- you have only signed the certificate _ Although I paid Yancey the Post Master the amount. Yet It is supposed that you make the payment. Yancey's receipt to me is worth nothing as a voucher to the Genl, it is your receipt that is the "mo thing needed" __
Everything is in a delightful flare up here. Bushwhacking is rampant, it has broke out in spots, but they are all over, & by no means few in number, - Every section of the N. W. dis. of the State is alive with them, they appear ubiquitous, & at present under no particular leader, no doubt the plan although to present appearances. carelessly & indifferently conceived, will turn out to be a well [systematized] one before the November election _ Matters look very bad here, there is no force to repel the vagabonds - 2000. [hundred day] could exterminate them, with a

Hannibal Mo
July 18 1864
My dear Gleim - Yours of the 22nd [letter] from Bayou Two Prairie Ark. - has come to hand. with the vouchers. the most important part you have however omitted, that is to sign the receipt at the foot of the vouchers -- you have only signed the certificate _ Although I paid Yancey the Post Master the amount. Yet It is supposed that you make the payment. Yancey's receipt to me is worth nothing as a voucher to the Genl, it is your receipt that is the "mo thing needed" __
Everything is in a delightful flare up here. Bushwhacking is rampant, it has broke out in spots, but they are all over, & by no means few in number, - Every section of the N. W. dis. of the State is alive with them, they appear ubiquitous, & at present under no particular leader, no doubt the plan although to present appearances. carelessly & indifferently conceived, will turn out to be a well [systematized] one before the November election _ Matters look very bad here, there is no force to repel the vagabonds - 2000. [hundred day] could exterminate them, with a